Recipes
Orange and Ginger Chicken Drumsticks (Serves 5-6)
- 10-12 chicken drumsticks
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- ¼ c chicken stock
- Zest of an orange
- Juice of 2 oranges (about ½ c)
- 1 tbsp each of sweet chilli, dark soy sauce and white vinegar
- ¼ brown sugar
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp oil
Heat the oil in the pan and lightly brown the chicken drumsticks then place these in the slow cooker. Mix the cornflour into the stock and add to the chicken with the rest of the ingredients. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-8 hours. Serve with rice and vegetables.
Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks
- 550 g beef cheeks
1 chorizo sausage
1 finely chopped onion
2 sticks of celery
6 cloves of crushed garlic
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 ½ c red wine
1 tin diced tomatoes
2 tsp brown sugar
Salt and pepper
Trim any sinew from the beef and heat in a little olive oil in a large pan and sear the meat on all sides. Transfer to the crock pot.
Add the chorizo to the pan and then the onion, celery, garlic, rosemary and cook until the onions have softened. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil. Add this to the meat in the slow cooker and leave on low for 8-10 hours.
Shred the beef and serve with generous amounts of the sauce, mashed potatoes topped with a little grated parmesan.